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HP TouchPad webOS 3.0.2 hits tablet OTA

, Aug 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

As expected, HP has begun pushing out its OTA TouchPad update, bringing webOS 3.0.2 to the 9.7-inch tablet. The new firmware boosts performance and reliability, HP claims, in addition to boosting attachment rendering speed in the email app and tweaking how punctuation is automatically added in when you type words like "can't." Read The Full Story

Update for HP TouchPad WebOS rolling out today

, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [5]

If you are a HP TouchPad owner that has been wondering where that WebOS update that was supposed to be here by the end of July, the wait might be over today. HP is supposedly set to start rolling out the update to all users. The tip that the update was starting the roll out today came via Twitter. Read The Full Story

Apple top US smartphone manufacturer; Android pulls ahead of iOS

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [18]

Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer in the US, according to the latest Nielsen statistics, despite iOS not having the biggest share of the OS ecosystem. According to the stat company's June figures, iOS is running on 28-percent of smartphones, in second place behind Android with 39-percent. However, because multiple OEMs use Android, no single manufacturer has the scale to rival Apple. Read The Full Story

iPad stays top tablet: Faces growing Android challenge as Amazon circles

, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [6]

Apple's iPad continues to dominate the tablet market, with global shipments up to 9.3m units according to the latest figures, though its percentage marketshare has declined by over 33-percent thanks to increasing competition from consumer-centric rivals. 61.3-percent of tablets sold worldwide run iOS, analysts Strategy Analytics calculate, with Android taking the lion's share of what remains, at 30.1-percent. Read The Full Story

Kindle app for HP TouchPad released

, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

Amazon has finally released the much-anticipated Kindle app for the HP TouchPad, allowing owners of the 9.7-inch webOS slate to access their existing ebook library as well as purchase new titles. Fresh to the App Catalog, the new beta is so new that Amazon doesn't even list it on its Kindle app page yet. Read The Full Story

HP Pre 3 Specs Boosted To 1.2Ghz Dual-Core Processor

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

HP's first flagship webOS smartphone, the Pre 3, which is oddly being released months after the HP Veer, is tipped to launch on July 21 on both Verizon and AT&T. That's only a week away, and now the company has updated their website to reveal a spec boost for the handset. This fuels rumors of a price bump and a possible delay until August. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad arrives in UK

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

In the UK and envious of the HP TouchPad that landed in the US at the top of the month? Fret no longer, webOS fans; the 9.7-inch slate has finally gone on sale, priced at £399 for the 16GB WiFi-only version and £479 for the 32GB model. As in the US, there's still no integrated-3G option on offer. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad Discounted On Amazon, Best Buy

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

The HP TouchPad launched not more than two weeks ago and is already getting a price cut on Amazon and Best Buy. Although many folks like the WebOS 3.0 platform, it still needs work. Plus, the TouchPad hardware has been highly criticized in reviews. These factors in addition to the HP TouchPad 4G announcement may have spurred these price cuts. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad 4G With Faster Processor Unveiled For AT&T

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [8]

A recently leaked HP roadmap revealed that a new 4G version of the HP TouchPad would hit sometime in August. Well, the company has come forth and confirmed those rumors with an announcement today that there will indeed be an upcoming TouchPad 4G and it's heading to AT&T. But more surprisingly, it features a faster processor. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad update due in ten days time

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [5]

HP will push out a webOS 3.0 update for the HP TouchPad tablet in around ten days time, according to personal systems group chief  Todd Bradley. Speaking on the shift of ex-Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein from his role as webOS lead to a more general position at the helm of product innovation, The Boston Globe reports, Bradley suggested that the TouchPad's July 1 release was, in fact, a "soft launch" for the slate, and that advertising and other efforts will be redoubled from next week. Read The Full Story

HP webOS gets exec shuffle: Rubenstein moves away, TouchPad owners concerned

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [9]

Ex Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein is stepping away from his central role in webOS management at HP, with Stephen DeWitt of the personal systems group stepping in to take charge of the TouchPad and smartphone platform. According to Palm, Rubenstein's new role as senior vice president for product innovation for the personal systems group will allow him to "leverage his experience with consumer products to propel innovation across a broad range of areas"; however, that isn't reassuring TouchPad owners, who are concerned that HP is diluting its enthusiasm for the webOS platform. Read The Full Story

WebOS Roadmap leaks showing new TouchPad and more

, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

The TouchPad from HP only went live in the last few days. We posted up our review of the TouchPad already and found the hardware lacking, but WebOS was pretty good. I guess HP is already set to refresh that TouchPad hardware, if the leaked roadmap can be believed. According go the roadmap an updated TouchPad is set to land this summer. Specifically the new 64GB TouchPad and a 4G version will land in August. Read The Full Story
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